JPMorgan tops list of European M&A advisers with $301.5bn deals January 20, 2022 JPMorgan has topped a list of European M&A advisers in terms deal-value after working across $301.5bn worth of deals in 2021, according to new data.
Cash-strapped Credit Suisse considers halving its bonus pool following £1.7bn loss January 11, 2023 Credit Suisse is considering cutting its bonus pool by 50 per cent as the embattled investment bank seeks to cut costs, Bloomberg has reported. The Swiss asset manager faced a challenging 2022 when its share price sunk 67 per cent. In the nine months to September 2022, Credit Suisse swung to a pretax loss of [...]
Will BHP seal the deal on Anglo American takeover? May 28, 2024 Investors have reined in their bets on a BHP takeover of Anglo American as an extended deadline on the deal draws near.
I was ‘institutionalised’ at Barclays – now I’m free to innovate, says former chief executive January 18, 2024 Charlie Conchie interviews the biggest movers and shakers in tech, fintech and financial services. This week, it’s former Barclays chief executive and 10x Banking founder Antony Jenkins.
Morgan Stanley boss talks down banking crisis as deal-making slump hits profits April 19, 2023 Morgan Stanley’s chief executive James Gorman told analysts “we are not in a banking crisis” as he discussed the bank’s first quarter earnings. Gorman dismissed concerns that the US banking sector could face a widespread banking crisis, saying conditions were very different to 2008 and that the largest US banks were now part of the [...]
British factories on the mend as recession u-turn gathers pace March 1, 2023 British factories are performing better than expected in another sign the economy is on course to perform a screeching u-turn and avoid a recession, a closely watched survey has shown. S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s (CIPS) final purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the UK manufacturing sector nudged higher from an [...]
Google cracks down on hybrid working – and will track staff attendance June 8, 2023 Google is reportedly cracking down on its hybrid-working policy with the tech giant to begin tracking staff office attendance and including employees’ frequency in the office in performance reviews. Fiona Cicconi, Google’s chief people officer, is said to have written an email to employees on Wednesday, according to reports in CNBC, noting that there is [...]
CEO Richard Arnold leaves Manchester United as club clears decks for Ratcliffe November 15, 2023 Sir Jim Ratcliffe is poised to pay £1.3bn for a 25 per cent stake in United.
US asset managers’ split widens over social and environmental issues March 6, 2024 The split between US asset managers on issues around social and environmental policies has continued to widen, according to a new analysis of their proxy voting policies.
Bank of America reports one of ‘best years ever’ while income at Wells Fargo and Citi falls January 13, 2023 Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup all beat consensus estimates in their quarterly earnings reports, despite substantial falls in income at the latter two. Bank of America had an excellent quarter, making 2022 “one of the best years ever for the bank”. In the fourth quarter Bank of America’s net income increased slightly to [...]